Quotables

Posted: Wednesday, March 03, 2004

''We've always been second-class citizens. We've seen nothing good from the consecutive Iraqi governments. I want independence even if my children have to die for it. ... But if it cannot happen then I want federalism.''

- Omar Abdullah, a 45-year-old Kurdish barber.

''There is a compelling government interest in protecting minors from the effects of material that is not obscene by adult standards but that is nonetheless harmful to minors. The Web poses a serious threat to that compelling interest.''